yankee

nounadjective /jæŋki/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 13

Definitions

noun

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

noun

an American (especially to non-Americans)

noun

an American who lives in New England

adjective

used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

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